Track-lining arch.



N. FULCHER.

TRACK LINING ARCH.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25, 1914.

Patented 0012.20, 1914.

' ment of such tracks, torender the device; easily transferred from onesection of the i p v I tending through the parallel sides thereof UNITEDSTATES P TENT OFFICE.

NELSON FULCI-IER, or SAUL'I srE; MAR E, ONTARIO, CANADA.

TRAOK-LINING ARCH.

resident of Sault'Ste. Marie, Province of O11tar10,Dom1n1on of Canada,have invent ed certain new and useful Improvements 1n Track-Lining Arches, of which'the following is a specification. y

This invent1on relates to alinement ad]ust-' ing mechanisms adapted tobe used on railway tracks and the objects of theinvention are tofacilitate in the adjusting of the alinetrack to another, to permit ofboth rails of the track being simultaneously adjusted in either lateraldirection, to simplify and reduce the number of worln'ng parts of the Imechanism, and generally to adaptthe several parts to better perform thefunctions required of them and it consists essentially of the improvedconstruction of mechanism particularly described and set forth in thefollowing specification and accompanying drawings forming apart of thesame.v

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective .view of the improved adusting mechanism.

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the arch showing the manner of fixingthe same to the railway track. I

Like characters of reference refer to like parts in the severaldrawings.

Referring to the drawings A represents a railway track with. theimproved adjusting mechanism B mountcd thereon, such rail way tracksbeing of usual constructionand well known in the art require nofurtherdescription.

The mechanism B comprises the arch 1 which is substantially of invertedU-shape in cross section, such arch having orifices 2, 3 and 4 extendingthrough its upper side and being provided with transversely extendingbrackets 5, and 6 mounted on the ends thereof and preferably formedintegral therewith, such brackets terminating .in bifurcated ends 7 and8 having orifices therethrough. Transverse members 9 and 10 extendbetween the lateral parallel sides of the arch 1 and are formed integraltherewith, such members being adapted to form with the under face of thetransversely extending brackets 5 and 6 suitable slots 9 and 10 theobject of which will be made clear hereafter.

The arch 1 is provided with orifices 11 ex- Specifieation of LettersPatent. Application filed June 25, 1914. Seria1No.-847,300.

and 8,, such wheels being adapted to engage with the rails of the.saidItrack.

To facilitate in] securing the arch 1 in a desired fixed position. onthe trackfwedge Patented o et. 2c, 1914. 1

i With which the pin 12 is designed to engage, q

with wheels 14 and 15 rotatably mounted on the bolts16 and 17 in thebifurcated ends? members 18 are provided which slidably engage with theslots 9 and 10*, such wedge members being pivotally mounted on the lowerend of one of the arms of the cranks 19 which; are rotatably mounted inthe parallelsides of the said arch, such cranksbemg rigidly connected tothe lower end of the links 20, the upper ends of such links beingpivotally attached to one end of the connect, mg rods-21,the other endof saidconnecting rods being pivotally connected to the lever" 22,whichis inturn pivotally mounted intermediate of its ends on the arch 1,the said connecting rods engaging with the said le'-; yver on opposlte sdes of the fulcrum thereof.

It is frequently found expedient to adjust" the gripping of the wedgemembers 18 and to this end the connecting rods 21 are made in twoportions having, the adjacent ends provided with right and left handedthreads respectively with which the couplings 23 ,are designed toengage.

A. U-shaped bracket 24: is suitably' fixed to the arch. l and designedto embrace the dog 26 is pivotally mounted. Y

21 represents a jack which is of any art need not further be enlargedupon.

vThe operation of the device is as follows: The arch 1 is placed overthe track with the wheels 14 and 15.engagingtherails, the said '90 lever22, such bracket being provided with an upwardly extending arm 25 towhich the.

arch being then pushed along the track toia' point at which thealinement is to be adjusted, when the lever 221is operated causing the Iwedge members 18 to simultaneously engage with the underside of therailhead, the said lever being then locked in position by the dog 26which is rotated to engage with the edge thereof. The ]ack 27 is nowplaced in position with the base engaging thetrack bed and the upper endof the jackscrew enf gaging with the socket 13 whereupon when are thensecurely ballasted to the track bed.

When the alinement of one section of the track has been completed thedog 26 is disengaged from the lever 22 which is then operated'tosimultaneously release the wedge members 18 thereby rendering the archcapable of being moved to another section of the track.

T 0 obviate the disengaging of the jack 27 each time an operation hasbeen performed and the arch is to be moved to another section of thetrack, a chain or caption member 28 is provided which is secured at oneend to the arch, the other end of the said chain being utilized to hitchup the jack clear of the track so permitting of the arch when thewedgemembers 18 are released being freely: transferred from section tosection.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and manyapparently widely different embodiments of my inven-. tion, within thescope of the claims, constructed without departing from the spirit orscope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in theaccompanying specification and drawings shall be interpreted asillustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A device of the class described comprising an arch designed to belocated over a railway track, brackets mounted on the ends of the saidarch, such brackets being pro-' vided with bifurcated ends, wheelspivotally mounted in the said bifurcated ends, such Wheels beingdesigned to engage with the rails of the said track, means for securingthe arch to the said railway track, and means for adjusting thealinement of the said track, as and forthe purpose specified 2'. Adevice of the class described comprising an arch substantially U-shapedin cross section, such arch being designed to be located over a railwaytrack, transversely eX- tending brackets mounted on the ends of the saidarch, such brackets being provided with bifurcated ends, wedge membersadapted to engage with the rails of the said track, means foroperatingthe said wedge members means for adjusting the alineme-nt of the saidtrack, as and for the purpose specified,

3. A device of the class described comprising an arch designed to belocated over a railway track, brackets mounted on the ends of the saidarch, such brackets being provided with bifurcated ends, wheelsrotatably mounted in the said bifurcated ends, wedge members adapted toengage with the rails of the said track, means of operating the saidwedge members comprising cranks,

links, connecting rods, and a lever, means for ad ustmg the length ofthe said connecting rods and means for adjusting the alinement of thesaid railway track, as and for the purpose specified.

4. A device of the class described comprising an arch adapted to belocated over a railway track, brackets mounted on the end of the saidarch, such brackets being provided with bifurcated ends, wheelsrotatably mounted in the said bifurcated ends, wedge members adapted toengage with the rails of the said track, means for simultaneouslyoperating the said wedge members and a jack designed to engage with thesaid arch, as and for the purpose specified.

5. A device of the class described compris ing an arch designed to belocated over a railway track, wedge members adapted to engage with therails of the said track, means for simultaneously operating the saidwedge members, means for retaining the said wedge members in a lockingposition and means for adjusting the alinement of the said track, as andfor the purpose specified.

6. A device of the class described compris and adapted to engage withthe said lever and means for adjusting the alinement of the said railwaytrack, as and for the purpose specified.

7. A device of the class described comprising an arch adapted to belocated over a railway track, wedge members designed to engage with therails of the said track, a lever pivotally mounted intermediate of itsends to the said arch, connecting rods pivotally mounted to the saidlever on opposite sides of the fulcrum thereof, such rods being designedto operate the said wedge members, the said c'onnectmg rods being made1n two portions terminating 1n threaded ends, a

coupling designed to engage with the said threaded ends, and means foradjusting the ahnement of the said track, as and for the purposespecified.

8. A device of the class described comprismg an arch substantially il-shaped in cross section designed to be located over a railway track,such arch being provided with orifices extending through the parallelarms thereof, means for securing the said arch to the said track, a pindesigned to engage in the said orifices, a socket pivotally mounted onthe said pin and a jack adapted to engage on the upper end in the saidsocket, as and for the purpose specified.

9. A device of the class described comprising an arch substantiallyU-shaped in cross v on the said pin, a iack adapted .to engage onWitnesses:

section designed to be located over a railsaid arch and atithe other endto the said 10 Way track, such arch being provided'with jack, as and forthe purpose specified. j orifices extending through the parallel arms InWitness whereof I have hereunto set] thereof, means for securing thesaid arch to my hand in the presence of two Witnesses,

the said track a pin designed to engage in the said orifices, a socketpivotally mounted NELSON FULCHER' the upper end in the said socket, anda chain JOHN EWART Invinc; adapted to be connected at one. end to theGERTRUDE EDWAR S,

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